Learn More2019-03-26 12:00:002019-03-26 13:00:00America/New_YorkPenn Bioethics Seminar | Vardit Ravitsky, PhD
Reproductive ethics: a critical historical view and the challenge of prioritizing
While certain aspects of reproductive ethics, such as abortion or contraception, go back thousands of years, the 1978 birth of the first IVF baby marked a turning point. Since, reproductive ethics has been focused to a great extent on assisted reproductive technologies and the way they impact us as individuals, families, and societies. This talk will take a high-level historical and critical view of the past 40 years of these debates. It will suggest that the field has been reactive, often seduced by sensationalism and shiny new technologies, rather than focusing on ethical issues that deserve urgent attention. It will use examples to illustrate these claims and put forward the challenge of agreeing on criteria for prioritizing the work we do in reproductive ethics to address what really matters.
For more on Vardit Ravitsky:
https://www.rqr.umontreal.ca/en/team-members/vardit-ravitsky-phd-2/
1402 Blockley HallPenn Medical Ethics

Learn More2019-03-26 17:30:002019-03-26 20:30:00America/New_YorkPenn Bioethics Film Festival | Hospitals | Screening of "MASH" in DCP
The Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine will host its fourth annual Bioethics Film Festival, Hospitals, March 26-28.
The screening of "MASH" (1970 | DCP | 1h 56m) will begin at 6 pm, and will be preceded by a reception. In addition to the screening there will be a panel discussion of the film with Penn faculty Anna Wexler, Herman Beavers, and Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen Xenakis.
This year's other films are "The Hospital" (1971) on March 27, and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975 | 35mm) on March 28.
More info: http://www.pennbioethicsfilmfest.org
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/penn-bioethics-film-festival-9405297426
International House Philadelphia, Ibrahim Theater 3701 Chestnut St. Philadelphia Philadelphia, PAPenn Medical Ethics

Learn More2019-03-27 17:30:002019-03-27 20:30:00America/New_YorkPenn Bioethics Film Festival | Hospitals | Screening of "The Hospital"
The Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine will host its fourth annual Bioethics Film Festival, Hospitals, March 26-28.
The screening of "The Hospital" (1971 | 1h 43m) will begin at 6 pm, and will be preceded by a reception. In addition to the screening there will be a panel discussion of the film with Penn faculty Emily Largent, Lance Wahlert, Rahul Mukherjee, and Ralph Muller.
This year's other films are "MASH" (1970 | DCP) on March 26, and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975 | 35mm) on March 28.
More info: http://www.pennbioethicsfilmfest.org
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/penn-bioethics-film-festival-9405297426
International House Philadelphia, Ibrahim Theater 3701 Chestnut St. Philadelphia Philadelphia, PAPenn Medical Ethics